2007 Printable Manual - Texas State Library and Archives ...

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Flannel Boards
Little Mouse, Little Mouse
(Traditional. Make one small mouse and several small house shapes in different colors,
using the patterns provided at the end of the chapter. Hide the mouse under one of the
houses as you put the shapes on board. Remember which house has the mouse under it,
so that you remove that house last. Ask the children to help you find the mouse by
repeating the poem. Remove house shapes until you find the mouse.)
Little mouse, little mouse,
Are you in the red house? (Remove red house and continue with green, blue, etc.)
Crafts
Build a Shape House
Materials
Construction or copier paper in various colors
Glue sticks
Crayons and markers
Directions
Cut out enough large square shapes for each child to have one. Cut the rest of the paper
into smaller squares, triangles, rectangles and circles. Show the children how to put the
smaller shapes on the larger paper to make doors, windows, a roof, etc. When they have
arranged their house, glue the pieces in place and then color in flowers, people, etc.
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